The outstanding feature is a distributed set of focal points,
interlinked by paths to form an irregular, usually triangular,
network.
Its only difficulty in regard to the general
criteria that is immediately apparent is the
concentrations of flows on the links that run
from center to center.
The foci are each of distinctive chatacter,
and are contrasted to their immediate
hinterlands but rooted in them.
More important centers can
occasionally be found
thoughout the region, the
geographical center of the
region.
The succession of links
leading from one major
center to another, through a
series of minor simoly as a
few major link
Paths have symmetrical linear sequences
and they have some pervasive character
The node connected to can be
read anywhere along the path
Special districts and open space of small to medium size are
associate with centers.
The fosi hace
well-marked
entrances
Disposed in vertical layers with linkages in three
dimensions and special local systems of movement.
Densities tend to fall off away from the nodes, and particularly
away from the links, toward the interior of the triangular
blocks, where there may be major open space.
Centers on the periphery may be satellite comunities, connected by their links
into the whole regions, but surrounded by substantial open space.
The principal perceptual difficulty will be to create a sufficient
number of recognizable ondes to cover the region.
The model provides
choices for preferred
way of organizing by
Centers Special
district
Landmarks
Sequences
It easily extensible to small localities; it is very flexible.